Elisabeth Hasselbeck, second from left, is leaving "The View" for Fox & Friends. Joy Behar, second from right, announced earlier this year she is also leaving at the end of the current season.
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the longtime conservative voice on "The View," is leaving the ABC talkfest for "Fox and Friends," where she will replace Gretchen Carlson, who will anchor her own daytime show for Fox starting later this year. Hasselbeck's last day on the view is Wednesday.

“Elisabeth’s warm and engaging personality made her a star on The View," Fox News chief Roger Ailes says in a statement. "She has proven to be an excellent conversationalist and I am certain she will make a great addition to our already successful morning franchise.”

UPDATE: During Hasselbeck's last broadcast, Walters told Hasselbeck she has "enormous affection" for her: "You were still a newlywed when you joined us . . . and three of your children when born when you were here . . . and now that you're going to the early morning hours, I don't know if there will be a fourth!" Hasselbeck told Walters she couldn't have asked for a better mentor.